mustPushCart writes: Sony claims its PlayStation Network was attacked by unidentified outside forces, and said that it preemptively shut the 70 million subscriber service down. Anonymous acknowledges "it could be the case that other Anons have acted by themselves," but says it wasn't an official AnonOps undertaking.

Sony spokesperson Patrick Seybold just popped another missive off via the PlayStation blog, stating they "don't have an update or timeframe to share at this point in time."